MLB Player News
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Plays hero off bench
Smith hit a walk-off solo home run in his lone at-bat in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Smith pinch hit for Dalton Rushing in the ninth inning and took Arizona reliever John Curtiss deep for the walk-off win. August wasn't kind to Smith -- while he hit three homers over 22 games, he batted just .159 (11-for-69) with 10 RBI and a 15:24 BB:K for the month. He's up to 17 homers, 60 RBI, 62 runs scored and two stolen bases while batting .293 with a .901 OPS through 107 contests this season.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Receiving Sunday off
Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Baldwin went 2-for-4 in Saturday's 3-2 loss, which ended a stretch of 11 straight starts without a multi-hit performance. Sean Murphy will catch for rookie righty Hurston Waldrep in Sunday's series finale.
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James McCann C | ARI
Diamondbacks' James McCann: Tending to tight back
McCann remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers due to low back tightness, MLB.com reports.
McCann had been scheduled to start behind the plate in the Diamondbacks' 3-0 win Friday, but he ended up being scratched shortly before first pitch due to the back issue. Arizona is viewing McCann as day-to-day and should be able to navigate his absence with Adrian Del Castillo available as a third option at catcher behind top backstop Gabriel Moreno.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Getting breather Sunday
Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Smith will head to the bench Sunday after starting the first two games of the series and going 0-for-5 with three walks and two strikeouts. Dalton Rushing will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Taking seat Sunday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Kelly will hit the bench for the third time in four games while the Cubs go with Reese McGuire behind the plate. Dating back to Aug. 10, Kelly is slashing just .149/.226/.149, and his downturn in production appears to have pushed him into a timeshare with McGuire.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Not starting Sunday
Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
The 25-year-old was scheduled to receive a day off Friday before James McCann (back) was scratched, and Moreno will instead get that break Sunday. Adrian Del Castillo will start at catcher and bat fifth for the series finale in Los Angeles.
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Hunter Goodman RF | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Not in Sunday's lineup
Goodman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Goodman started the first two games of the series and will receive Sunday off after going 4-for-8 with an RBI and a run scored. Braxton Fulford will take over behind the plate and bat seventh in the series finale.
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Luis Torrens DH | NYM
Mets' Luis Torrens: Getting break Sunday
Torrens is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Torrens will rest after starting the previous two contests and going 1-for-7 with a home run, a walk and three RBI. Hayden Senger will step in behind the dish Sunday and bat ninth.
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Jimmy Crooks C | STL
Cardinals' Jimmy Crooks: Making first MLB start
Crooks is starting behind the plate and batting eighth Sunday against the Reds.
The 24-year-old will make the first start of his MLB career after being called up by the Cardinals on Friday. It technically won't be his MLB debut, however, since he entered as a defensive replacement without receiving an at-bat in Friday's contest. Crooks is one of St. Louis' top prospects and posted a .272/.336/.437 slash line with 14 homers in 99 games for Triple-A Memphis this year.